Stake-holder for flat-cars.



j. 1. TATUM.- STAKE HOLDER FOR FLAT CARS.

' APPLiCATlON FILED JUNE 22, 1916. 1,2?7g7740 Patented Sept. 3, 1918.

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un/tuna JOHN J. rerun, or BALTIMORE. MARYLAND;

STAKE-HOLDER Eon FLAT-CARS.

sp i c n of t rs et Patented Sept. 3,1913.

Application filed June 22, 19 162 serial No. r05,1s0..-

To all whomit may cohcem: v

Be it known that 'LJIOI-IIN J. TATUM, a

citizen of the'United "States, residingat Baltimore, State of 'Maryland, have invented certain new and useful'uImprove ments'in Stake-Holders for Flat-Cars, of which-the following is aspecification.

In practice, it has been found that on the ordinary stake holders as .now' used, when a temporary stakeis driven-in the pocket tosupport lumber and other materials that mightbe loadedon the car, it often happens that in the vibrationof the car, the

' stake'worksloose and sometimes'out-lthepocket.

The primary object of the present invention is to overcome this difficulty, to which.v end, one feature of the lnvention consists in providing stake pockets with means which are adapted to engage the stake when the stake is received by the pocket and so construct this means as to resist the withdrawal of the stake from the pocket.

A further object of the invention is to provide a stake pocket, as above mentioned, which will be of simple and cheap construction, yet eflicient in carrying out its intended use.

Further objects will be apparent from the following detail description of the accompanying drawing, wherein certain novel features will be described and particularly pointed out in the subjoined claims.

In said drawing- Figure 1 is a side elevation of of one form of stake pocket; v

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of a similar form;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation on 'the'outside of another form of stake pocket;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 4; v

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the outside of another form of stake pocket, and

Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the'line 7 -7 of Fig. 6.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the invention will be first referred to with reference to the form shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, wherein 5 represents the stake holder which is preferably of a conventional type,

the inside having the usual attaching ears 6 which are adapted to be secured to the car by suitable laterally projecting free end of the to project immediately under the lower opening in the pocket, the same results may bolts received in the openings 7. :The holder I is provided wit-h a pocket Swhich is adapted .to receive the usual stake (not shown). In

orderto prevent the stake from creeping,

as well as to resist its withdrawal from they.

)ocketa. resilient fin er 9 is mounted on thesideofathe pocket, preferably within a recess 10 formed on .the inner side thereof. ,One end ofthis finger .is'secured to the pocket by rivets or bolts 11'. which; pass through thexside of;tl1e pocket. This finger is preferably constructed of a: fiat sheet of steel, readily resilient in order to perform its-proper function. The free' end of the finger is bent, such as at '12, to project in the pocket and lie normally in the path of the stake when the stake is received by the pocket; This laterally projecting? end is preferably provided with a toothed edge- 13 which is adapted to be embedded in' the stake and, when so embedded, sufficient resistance is offered to prevent the stake from creeping within the pocket.

As stated, the device as thus described, is the preferred form of the device, but it is to be understood that a somewhat different manner of mounting the resilient finger will clearly come within the scope of the subjoined claims. As an illustration, attention is directed to Figs. 4: to 7 inclusive, which show the resilient finger as mounted on the outside of the pocket and by either providing an opening, such as 14, in the pocket 7 through which the free end of the finger may laterally project. or by permittin the nger 'in' spite of vibration of the stake in the pocket when in use, and the constant increase of gripping effect as a result of such vibration.

I claim 1. Ina stake holder for fiat cars having a pocket adaptedto receive the stake, means adapted to engage the stake, when received i by the pocket, and resist its withdrawal therefrom, said means comprising a selfembedding resilient lateral projection adapted to normally lie in the path of the stake,

when received by the pocket. I

2. In a stake holder for flat cars having a pocket adapted to receive thestake, means adapted to engage the stake, When received by the pocket, and resist its Withdrawal therefrom; said means comprising a resilient projection having teeth provided onits outer edge said projection adapted to nor mally lie in the path of the stake, when received by the pocket, the toothed edge of said projection adapted to be embedded in Copies 01 this patent may be obtained for normally lie in the path of the stake, when received by the pocket, said finger having a toothedouter edge adapted to' be embedded in the stake, by the act of forcing the stake in the pocket.

4; In a stake holder for fiat cars having a pocket adapted to receive the stake, means adapted to engage the stake, When received by the pocket, and resist its Withdrawal therefrom, said means comprising a resilient finger mounted Within a recess in the Wall of the stake pocket, said finger having a lateral projection provided with a toothed edge and adapted to normally lie in the path of the stake, When received-by the pocket, said toothed edge adapted to be embedded in the stake by the act of forcing the stake in the pocket.

The foregoing specification signed at Baltimore, Md, this 1st day of J une, 1916.

JOHN J. TATUM.

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